the biography of sarah palin is called "the persecution of sarah palin." they have added up every single mean thing anyone anywhere has ever said about her. it's this kind of whining, this kind of complaining that really defines the american right. >> and yet, tom, and this speaks to mitt romney's relationship with them, if mitt romney's got all these people in his back pocket and thanks to citizens united he appears to have many of them, why is he trialing so badly in the polls? and why is his campaign so dysfunctional? i mean, he's got the assets of these thin-skinned, albeit brilliant, billionaires, and yet he's not doing so well. >> maybe it is true what the man says, money can't buy you love. this guy may be -- he's a terrible candidate. you know what i mean? the secret to american politics in my lifetime has been feigning a certain kind of populism, pretending to be down with the people and pulling off the act very well, okay? whatever else you say about george w. bush, he was very good at pretending to be the sort of down home, you know, texas guy t